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AdsMakeTheWorldGoRound

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Mad at myself, mad at my team

In Q3 I closed a monster deal that would've set me up for Q3 and Q4 to hit and exceed goal. Knowing that, I took my foot off the pedal and didn't really bring on many new clients since I knew I was going to hit my cap anyway.


Well, things fucked up, my team didn't set up the campaigns correctly and it took weeks to figure out with minimal spend, and so I'm going to miss my Q4 goal, by a lot.


I'm pissed that I took it easy, I'm pissed that my team made stupid mistakes that didn't get caught until the client brought it up, I'm pissed that I'm not going to get commission this quarter.


Never take your foot off the gas even if you think you're going to hit goal.


Bah.

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antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Never let off the gas no matter what. Coasting only brings misery and mistakes.
AdsMakeTheWorldGoRound
Valued Contributor
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Sales Director
yeah, big lesson learned, don't count your chickens before they hatch
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
Sounds like you learned something, but sorry it had to happen the hard way.

Truth is, nothing is a sure thing, so it's always good to keep going.

Appreciate you sharing!
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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๐ŸฆŠ
A hard lesson to learn. ๐Ÿ’ฏ
sketchysales
Politicker
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Sales Manager
I have never ever understood sandbagging in any form. Pointless and stupid. Life rewards you for what you do now, just get it done.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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๐ŸฆŠ
Stupid ridiculous petty folks mane.
TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
damn. sorry to hear this....for sure a great reminder to NEVER take the foot off the gas.

but I hate it when the internal team fucks up and it costs you. SO annoying!
AdsMakeTheWorldGoRound
Valued Contributor
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Sales Director
Yeah, really big bummer when things are out of your control. Even bigger bummer when things are in your control and you still fuck it up
punishedlad
Tycoon
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Business Development Team Lead
Your foot's gotta be made of lead. Letting off just creates opportunities for failure. Sorry to hear about this, @AdsMakeTheWorldGoRound
Diablo
Politicker
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Sr. AE
Dude sorry to hear about that. Keeping an edge is the key, doesnโ€™t matter. Blaming is again not going to help anyone. Good thing is that you learnt from your mistake.

Everything happens for a good.
Pachacuti
Politicker
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
good lesson to learn. Hopefully doesn't cost you too much.
Fenderbaum
Politicker
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Retired Choirboy๐Ÿช•
As long as you learn from it!
Gasty
Notable Contributor
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War Room Community Manager
The silver lining is you're owning your f*ckup like a boss! That's not all that matters in the end, but it does matter a lot more than we think. @AdsMakeTheWorldGoRound
activity
Politicker
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VP, Business Development
It's a hard lesson to learn.
ThatNewAE
Big Shot
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Account Executive - Mid enterprise
Yeah. I keep doing this, even when I think I have learnt my lessons. It's a shithole once your foot is off the gas.
But hey! If aggression and competition and rivalry drives you, look at someone who is now performing really well - it helps me drive myself.
AdsMakeTheWorldGoRound
Valued Contributor
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Sales Director
Thanks everyone for your responses. I've been in sales for a long time and thought just once, I could coast hahahaha what a fucking dumb ass. Oh well, Q1 is around the quarter, time to build that pipe.
SADNESSLieutenant
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Officer of โ™ฅ๏ธ
Damn.

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